It's so much easier to debate people when you can pretend that they hold moronic position that they don't actually believe.

Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.

Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else.

The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents.

Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations

It's hard to imagine a more potent sign of a weak, declining empire than having one's national 'credibility' depend upon periodically bombing other countries.

When you cheer for the erosion of Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs rights, you're cheering for the erosion of your own.

The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence presented or opportunity to contest those accusations.

Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything.

Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.

Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.

When you believe you've become the best writer you can be… you still aren’t.

There is a value to books—unhackable, paper books—that measures far beyond mere ink and paper.

I wrote a piece of software in 1998 that created fictional weather.

A quota is always something artificial that can only last for a certain period of time.

All my best friends are women except for one or two. I feel women are superior to men, and I love having them around. All that female energy is good for me.

An established company which, in an age demanding innovation, is not able to innovation, is doomed to decline and extinction.

I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of stage work. And he does it all beautifully.

The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless.

Morals and lights are our first necessities.

An two men ride of a horse, one must ride behind.